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This Artist Creates Amazing Masterpieces From Strangers' Photographs

by Kaylin Pound

Some people have artistic eyes that allow them to see ordinary, everyday moments as inspirations for their next masterpieces.

Julio Cesar is a Brazilian artist who just so happens to be one of those gifted people.

For his latest project, Cesar set out to create a series transforming a bunch of normal photographs of people into fun, colorful caricatures.

Surprisingly, tons of Cesar's art muses are actually complete strangers: Anyone can email Cesar his or her photos, and for a small fee, he transforms the pictures into vibrant, whimsical works of art.

At times, his digital illustrations are so lifelike, it looks like they could almost jump right off of the screen.

Take a look at the pictures below to see his animated artwork.

Julio Cesar is an artist from Brazil...

Estudozim jovial :DInstagram: https://instagram.com/mz09art/Artstation: https://www.artstation.com/artist/mz09Behance: https://www.behance.net/mz09Vlw Rayner pela dica <3 Posted by Julio Cesar on Sunday, April 19, 2015

Who turns the photos of complete strangers...

Study <3Instagram: https://instagram.com/mz09art/Artstation: https://www.artstation.com/artist/mz09Behance: https://www.behance.net/mz09 Posted by Julio Cesar on Tuesday, July 7, 2015

...into a variety of awesome cartoon characters.

Night study XDInstagram: https://instagram.com/mz09art/Artstation: https://www.artstation.com/artist/mz09Behance: https://www.behance.net/mz09 Posted by Julio Cesar on Sunday, November 9, 2014

All of his digital illustrations feature subtle lines and lots of bright colors...

Cachos :3 <3Instagram: https://instagram.com/mz09art/Artstation: https://www.artstation.com/artist/mz09Behance: https://www.behance.net/mz09 Posted by Julio Cesar on Friday, June 26, 2015

...making his caricatures look like something straight out of a Pixar film.

Tattooed Girl :3Instagram: https://instagram.com/mz09art/Artstation: https://www.artstation.com/artist/mz09Behance: https://www.behance.net/mz09 Posted by Julio Cesar on Tuesday, April 21, 2015

If you're wondering what you'd look like as a badass illustration...

...you'll be happy to know Cesar actually accepts email requests from anyone.

All you have to do is send him your photo, and for a small fee, he'll transform your picture into a magnificent drawing.

Citations: This Amazing Illustrator Takes Random People's Photos And Transforms Them Into Works of Art (Cosmopolitan)